Research Associate position - University College London (UCL)

University College London (UCL)

Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences, Deafness, Cognition and Language (DCAL) Research Centre

Applications are invited for a research associate position at UCL to work with Dr. Mairéad MacSweeney and Prof. Bencie Woll. The aim of the research project is to explore language lateralisation in people who are born profoundly deaf using functional Transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD). Training in fTCD (see: http://www.jove.com/details.php?id=2161 ) and British Sign Language will be provided.

This position is funded by an ESRC grant to the Deafness, Cognition and Language (DCAL) research centre. The post-holder will be based at both DCAL and the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience .

This post is offered initially for 24 months from 1st October 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Salary range: £31,905 - £38,594 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

For further details about the vacancy and how to apply on line please follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/63zdcjq.

For informal queries, please contact Dr. Mairéad MacSweeney: m.macsweeney@ucl.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0) 20 7679 1157.

Closing Date: 15/07/2011 by 5.00pm

Interview Date: 04/08/2011